Conservation genetics of an arctic species, Saxifraga rivularis L., in Britain

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-14

  Hollingsworth, Peter M ^a   Tebbitt, Mark ^b   Watson, Keith J ^c   Gornall, Richard J ^d  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Brooklyn Botanical Garden   (United States)

^c Glasgow Museums   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Inter SSRs; Isozymes; RAPDs; RFLPs; Saxifragaceae

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIATION; VASCULAR PLANT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

SAXIFRAGA RIVULARIS;

EID: 0031659816     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bojl.1998.0177     Document Type: Article

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